Seen but not heard? : how battered women and their children fare under the Guardianship Amendment Act 1995
Robertson, Neville R.
Seen but not heard? : how battered women and their children fare under the Guardianship Amendment Act 1995 Robertson, Neville R.; Busch, Ruth - 1997 - Butterworths Family Law Journal .
Butterworths Family Law Journal 2(8) December 1997 : 177-188
This article discusses the influence of domestic violence on custody and access cases, and examines the implementation of the Guardianship Amendment Act (1995) on the decision-making process. The authors utilise a number of legal cases involving custody and access disputes in the context of domestic violence to illustrate the inconsistent application of the Act. Supervised access is one approach to ensuring the child has access to both parents, but this does not always guarantee the safety of the child. Often domestic violence is minimised or disregarded by the Courts, at the expense of mothers and their children.
1350-2778
CHILDREN
CHILD ABUSE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
EMOTIONAL ABUSE
FAMILIES
Guardianship Act 1995
PHYSICAL ABUSE
PROTECTION ORDERS
PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE
WOMEN
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
NEW ZEALAND
Seen but not heard? : how battered women and their children fare under the Guardianship Amendment Act 1995 Robertson, Neville R.; Busch, Ruth - 1997 - Butterworths Family Law Journal .
Butterworths Family Law Journal 2(8) December 1997 : 177-188
This article discusses the influence of domestic violence on custody and access cases, and examines the implementation of the Guardianship Amendment Act (1995) on the decision-making process. The authors utilise a number of legal cases involving custody and access disputes in the context of domestic violence to illustrate the inconsistent application of the Act. Supervised access is one approach to ensuring the child has access to both parents, but this does not always guarantee the safety of the child. Often domestic violence is minimised or disregarded by the Courts, at the expense of mothers and their children.
1350-2778
CHILDREN
CHILD ABUSE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
EMOTIONAL ABUSE
FAMILIES
Guardianship Act 1995
PHYSICAL ABUSE
PROTECTION ORDERS
PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE
WOMEN
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
NEW ZEALAND